FYI, I got my visa application approved for the SOTM 2011 conf. I will start preparing for our (possible) OSM-PH talk. Any ideas what we should discuss for this year in behalf of the osm-ph community?
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:18 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI, > > The old nominees for the past SOTM scholarships are: Maning, Eugene and Murlwe > > Maning and Eugene are interested to try their luck again this time. > Murlwe declined due to personal commitments. If there are others > interested to participate as an OSM-PH representative for this > scholarship, please tell us, as we prepare the nominations letter. > Of course you can nominate yourself and send them directly to the > scholarship organizers. > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Andre, >> >> I agree that it's a bit tight. But I asked my officemate who went to >> the US last year and he said that he had a rush US visa application >> since he has a conference to attend in connection with his MBA. He got >> his appointment schedule in 2 weeks and the processing took 1 week. >> >> So maybe it's possible. :-) >> >> Eugene >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Andre Marcelo-Tanner >> <an...@enthropia.com> wrote: >>> Wow, when are they gonna decide >>> does anyone already have a US visa? >>> <3 months to get a visa isnt the best timetable :) >>> >>> On 3:59 AM, maning sambale wrote: >>>> >>>> Hoping we can finally send a Filipino rep. >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Coast, Hurricane<hurricane.co...@mapquest.com> >>>> Date: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM >>>> Subject: [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011 >>>> To: "t...@openstreetmap.org"<t...@openstreetmap.org> >>>> >>>> >>>> The State of the Map Committee is excited to announce a program to >>>> cover full travel and accommodations costs for mappers to attend State >>>> of the Map 2011 in Denver, Colorado (United States). We’re seeking >>>> nominations from the community for potential mappers. >>>> >>>> We are seeking people from places where costs would prohibit >>>> attendance, developing countries, and places that are “interesting” >>>> geopolitically. The ideal candidates for funding are from countries >>>> with a small OSM community, perhaps just a few mappers in total. They >>>> have made a significant start at mapping their city, either through >>>> imagery or with their own GPS, and are directly familiar with the >>>> process of OSM. They may have started communicating among themselves, >>>> and made plans and scoped out the process for their local district. >>>> But, the community is nowhere near critical mass, and they need the >>>> inspiration and support to take OSM to the next level. >>>> >>>> We need to act fast! State of the Map is just over 3 and a half months >>>> away, tickets and visas need to be arranged. In order to allow enough >>>> time for all the arrangements, the nomination period will be short, >>>> and ending at Sunday, June 25th. The number of scholarships rewarded >>>> will be based on the success of fund-raising. From the nominations >>>> received, we’ll review and invite scholars in late June. >>>> >>>> Please send your nominations to scholars...@stateofthemap.org. For >>>> each nomination, include the mappers name, OSM user name, email >>>> address, location, and a paragraph or two on why they’d be great to >>>> have at SOTM. Self nominations are accepted. >>>> >>>> Please forward this message to other relevant local OSM and mapping >>>> lists and social media! >>>> >>>> As for regions, here are a few regions that seem to fit the bill, but >>>> nominations are not limited to these places at all. >>>> >>>> Eastern and Southern Europe: Belarus, Kosovo, Bulgaria >>>> Arab States: Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan >>>> Asia: Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia >>>> Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala >>>> Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Swaziland >>>> >>>> Sponsor-a-Mapper >>>> >>>> In previous years there has been a scholarship program to help mappers >>>> who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend get to State of the Map. This >>>> year we are announces an “Sponsor-A-Mapper” program. There are plenty >>>> of deserving individuals from all of the world that can’t afford to >>>> attend SotM. To help them be able to come join the community in person >>>> in Denver why don’t you consider paying to cover a portion of the cost >>>> of their ticket? >>>> >>>> We are attempting to raise an average of $2,500 USD per mapper in >>>> order to be sure to cover their costs. This will vary slightly by >>>> transportation costs depending from where the select scholarships are >>>> traveling. >>>> >>>> The more money we raise the more mappers we can sponsor! >>>> >>>> To Sponsor-a-Mapper please email scholars...@stateofthemap.org >>>> >>>> Thank you! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk-ph mailing list >> talk-ph@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph >> > > > > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------ > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
